Stotras of shiva, vishnu
Prayers for the well being of one and all Om svasti prajaabhyah paripaalayantaam nyaayEna maargENa maheem maheeshaaha I gObraahmaNEbhya shubhamastu nityam lOkaa samastaa sukhinO bhavantu II Aum, May all the subjects fare well, may the emperors of the world protect the world in just manner, may there be auspiciousness always…
Prayer for Seeking forgiveness for one’s sins na mantram nO yantram tadaapi cha na jaanE stutimahO I na chaahvaanam dhyaanam tadaapi cha na jaanE stutikathaaha II na jaanE mudraastE tadapi cha na jaanE vilapanam I param jaanE maataha tvadanusaraNam klEshaharaNam II I am not learned in the chanting of mantras,…
kONasthaha pingalObabhruhu kRSHNaraudraantakOyamaha saurishshanaishcharO mandaha pippalaadEna samstutaha I Etaani dashanaamaani praatarutthaaya yah paTHEt shanaishcharakRtaa peeDaa na kadaachit bhaviSHyati II (Whoever, getting up in the morning, recites these ten names of Shani) Konastha residing in corner, brownish red and tawny black in complexion, furious ever, the controller (of life) Yama, offspring…
iti vyaasamukhOdgeetam yah paTHEt susamaahitaha I divaa vaa yadi vaa raatrau vighnashaantirbhaviSHyati II Whoever becoming well-composed recites these verses sung by Vyasa during daytime or night all his impediments will be pacified. 1 nara naaree nRpaaNaam cha bhavEt duhsvapnanaashanam I aishvaryamatulam tESHaam aarOgyam puSHTivardhanam II The bad dreams of men,…
Prayer to the Nine Planets to attain Freedom from impediments due to their malefic planetory influence namah sooryaaya sOmaaya mangalaaya budhaaya cha I guruh shukra shanibhyashcha raahavE kEtavE namaha II Salutation to Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha, Guru, Sukra, Shainaishchara, Rahu and Ketu. – Soorya japaakusuma sankaasham kaashyapEyam mahaadyutim I tamOrim…
Prayer to the Serpant King for removal of impediments arising due to Naga Dosha namaskarOmi dEvEsha naagEndra harabhooSHaNa I abheeSHTHadaayinE tubhyam ahiraaja namO namaha II I bow to Nagaraja, The Lord of serpents, who is the ornament of Shiva and who grants all that is wished for.
Prayer to Garuda for Relief from bad dreams, and fear of reptiles and venomous snakes namah pannaganaddhaaya vaikuNTHavashavartinE I shrutisindhusudhOtpaata- mantharaaya garutmatE II We bow to Lord Garuda who is the vanquisher of serpents, who is obedient to the Lord of Vaikuntha (Vishnu), who churns the ocean of Vedas and…
Prayer to Sri Sudarshana to attaining fearlessness sahasraaditya-sankaasham sahasra-vadanam varam I sahasratO sahasraaram prapadyEsham sudarshanam II I take shelter by resorting to the feet of Sudarshana, who is dazzling as a thousand suns, has a thousand exalted faces, and possesses thousands and thousands of radial spokes. shankham chakramcha chaapam parashumasimiSHum…
Prayer for attaining Merits of visiting 108 Vaishnava Divya Deshas shreerangamangalanidhim karuNaanivaasam shreevEnkaTaadri shikaraalaya kaaLamEgham I shreehastishaila shikarOjvala paarijaatam shreesham namaami shirasaa yadushailadeepam II I bow with my head to the treasure of auspiciousness in Sriranga (Ranganatha swami) who is the abode of mercy and kindness, to the black cloud…
Prayer to Sri Lakshmi Varaha for attaining deliverence from Cycle of Rebirth anantaduhkhOpahitaani nityam vichitya samsaara gataagataani I kRtam viSHaadEna ramaavaraaha santraayatE nah satatam dayaadraha II O! Lakshmi Varaha! O, merciful Lord! Save me who am suffering in this perinnial, painful and transmigratory world.
Prayer to Sri Hayagreeva for attainment of Wisdom jnyaanaanandamayam dEvam nirmalasphaTikaakRtim I aadhaaram sarva vidyaanaam hayagreevam upaasmahE II I approach in devotion Hayagriva who is replete with the bliss of Knowledge, God with pure crystalline form and the very foundation and basis of all Knowledge. 1
For attaining support at times of distress and purity of mind shreemat payOnidhi- nikEtana-chakrapaaNE bhOgeendra-bhOga- maNiraajita-puNyamoortE yOgeesha shaashvata sharaNya bhavaabdhipOta lakSHmee nRsimha! mama dEhi karaavalambam II O! Lakshmi Narasimha! Please extend to me the protection of holding my hand, You have your residence in the Ocean of Milk, holding the…
